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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, when lands are appropriated for levees or levee drainage purposes all claims and actions for payment for lands and improvements thereon actually used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes shall prescribe within two years from the date on which the property was actually occupied and used or destroyed for construction of levees or levee drainage works. This prescription shall run against all those persons otherwise excepted by law.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 5626. Actions and claims for lands and improvements used or destroyed for levees or levee drainage purposes - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/la/revised-statutes/la-rev-stat-tit-9-sect-5626/
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